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TSA shows off brass knuckles, other confiscated items

It's been 13 years since the TSA started prohibiting certain items from being allowed to come through airports, but officials say some people are still not listening. The I-Team's Lisa Robinson reports.

It's been 13 years since the TSA started prohibiting certain items from being allowed to come through airports, but officials say some people are still not listening. The I-Team's Lisa Robinson reports.

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Updated: 6:56 AM EST Feb 19, 2015

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WEBVTT WELL, WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THOSE TSA LINE FOR 13 YEARS, AND BY NOW, WE PRETTY MUCH KNOW THE DRILL. YES, SHOES OFF, ELSE OFF, AND NOTHING THAT COULD BE USED AS A WEAPON, BUT AS AN FOUND OUT, NOT EVERYONE IS LISTENING. THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVEN BOXES OF WEAPONS VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED TO THE TSA IN JANUARY ALONE, AND ITEMS OFFICERS FIND WHEN THEY GO THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT. THOUSANDS OF KNIVES, DESPITE CONSTANT REMINDERS THAT THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED. THE TSA SAYS ALL OF THESE ARE ITEMS PEOPLE ATTEMPTED TO CARRY ONTO A PLATE. THERE ARE LOTS OF TOOLS. MULTIPLE KNIVES. THEY FOUND BRASS KNUCKLES, CREDIT CARD KNIVES, MEET CLEAVERS, HATCHETS, AND KNIVES DISGUISED AS KEYS. THIS LOOKS LIKE A KEY TO ME. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPOT IT, BUT A TRAINED TSA AGENT CAN. SO ARE THESE TERRIBLE BELLS AND OTHER HEAVY OBJECTS THAT COULD BE USED TO BLUDGEON. REAL AND REPLICA FIREARMS, AND BULLETS, OF COURSE, ARE PROHIBITED. LIQUIDS CAN ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS WEAPONS, AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH SECURITY LINE FOR 13 YEARS, PEOPLE STILL DO NOT GET IT. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO GET IT THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT. IT AMAZES ME THOUGH. YOU COULD HURT SOMEBODY WITH IT. YOU COULD KILL SOMEBODY WITH IT. YOU COULD DAMAGE AN AIRCRAFT WITH IT. SOME LIQUIDS THE -- ARE PROHIBITED, LET PEOPLE TRY TO BRING IN LARGER SIZES ALL OF THE TIME. IN THIS DRUM, ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOL-BASED PRODUCTS. TODAY, WE STILL GET LIQUOR. THAT IS STRONG. WEST FLAMMABLE GAS IS ALSO A NO NO, LIKE LIGHTERS, AND THEN THERE ARE AEROSOLS. 655 GALLON DRUM FULL OF HAIRSPRAY. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM HAVING THIS AEROSOL CAN? IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE. YOU CAN LIGHT A MATCH IN RATE IT AND CAUSE A FIRE. THESE PEOPLE ALSO WERE AMAZED BUT WERE HAPPY THE TSA WAS WATCHING. GREG THIS IS WHY YOU NEED A GOVERNMENT TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE CATCHING ALL OF THIS, BUT I STILL CAN'T IMAGINE THESE ITEMS COMING THROUGH. MOST OF THESE ITEMS ARE FINE IN YOUR CHECKED BAGGAGE BUT NOT TO CARRY ON THE PLANE. THIS IS WHY WE PAT PEOPLE DOWN AND PUT THEM THROUGH THE TSA MACHINES. YOU HAVE SOME CHOICES. YOU CAN MAIL IT, PUT IT IN YOUR BAGGAGE, AND GIVE IT TO A NON-TRAVELING COMPANION, OR VOLUNTARILY SURRENDER IT. AT BWI MARSHALL AIRPORT.

TSA shows off brass knuckles, other confiscated items

It's been 13 years since the TSA started prohibiting certain items from being allowed to come through airports, but officials say some people are still not listening. The I-Team's Lisa Robinson reports.